John Frye Historic Preservation Award Presented (L-R) Washington County Board of County Commissioners President John Barr, Kennedy Farm Owner and Award-Winning Restorer “Captain” South Lynn, …
VIRGINIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY – You Decide: Murderer, Martyr, Terrorist, or Saint? – Exhibition on John Brown’s Raid Opening at the Virginia Historical Society
Richmond, VA—As a major part of the national acknowledgment of the 150th anniversary of John Brown’s raid on the Federal Armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, …
Picket News: Maryland Cultural Heritage Tourism Award Recognizes 150th Anniversary of John Brown’s Raid
CVB Receives Maryland Cultural Heritage Tourism Award PHOTO CAP: MD Department of Business and Economic Development Secretary Christian Johansson, CVB President and CEO Tom Riford, …
Sesquicentennial Commemoration of the Execution of John Brown
(Charles Town, WV)— The 150th anniversary of John Brown’s execution will be commemorated on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 in Charles Town. The commemoration will begin at …
Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley Recognizes 150th Anniversary of John Brown’s Raid With Culturual Heritage Tourism Award
CVB honored at Maryland Tourism and Travel Summit November 27, 2009 The Hagerstown-Washington County Convention and Visitors Bureau recently received the Maryland Governor’s Cultural Heritage …
About John Brown’s Raid
Four states and four counties have begun preparations to commemorate the 2009 sesquicentennial anniversary of abolitionist John Brown’s raid on the arsenal at Harpers Ferry. …
John Brown: Freedom Fighter or Terrorist?
Story by Deborah R. Huso on BlueRidgeCountry.com Few figures in American history remain as polarizing as John Brown, the leader of the raid on the …
John Brown in the News: Civil War Traveler Cover Story
150 Years After the Raid John Brown “I, John Brown, am now quite certain, that the crimes of this guilty land, will never be purged …
John Brown is interesting as ever
Bob O’Connor / Community View In 2009, the many locations surrounding Harpers Ferry are working to commemorate the 150th anniversary, the sesquicentennial, of the John …
A Prelude to History: The Wedding of Virginia Kennedy; April 18th
On April 18, 2009, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park begins its commemoration of the 150th anniversary of John Brown’s Raid with the opening event: A Prelude to History: The Wedding of Virginia Kennedy. A …